Syfy Is Doing a Henson Creature Shop Reality Show

Good news for those of you who (correctly) consider Face Off to be one of the network’s best shows – Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge, airing in 2014, will be the same sort of thing, but with creature-building. Judged by Brian Henson and others, the most sensational, celebrational, inspirational winner will get a job working at the actual Creature Shop.

In fact, Syfy so clearly knows that Face Off has more credibility than most of its shows that they’re almost positioning this as a spin-off:

“As Face Off does with SFX makeup application, Jim Henson’s Creature Shop Challenge showcases the incredible imagination and artistry of lifelike creature construction,” said (president of original content Mark] Stern. “We are honored to partner with The Jim Henson Company and Brian Henson on this series. The Creature Shop has set the bar for a caliber of work that is unmatched in quality, design and sheer imagination.”